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This man is a moron. Snakes do not hibernate. Hibernation is for warm blooded mammals. Reptiles enter a state or brumation. As soon as he said hibernation, I tuned out.
If you guys only knew... Let's say it this way.. It's no need to worry about gases, when there are heat ovens sucking up two digt % of entire countries consumption of Energy in the shape of DataCenters, and no it's not harddrives anymore, there are GPU's sucking 1000's of Watts each shelves up and down and complex and demanding flow in the water-cooling in a such amount they have to use ground-water to cool it down, all because they need to be in lead of the AI race. Not that this AI race is to develope AI models to solve the greenhouse gas problem.... Google and Microsoft are the worst heat-ovens. Lets calculate those instead. And just fart with happy conscience, because you should get paid to deliver methane.
I had a real close encounter with a Massasauga and I would probably have heen afraid if I knew it was a venomous snake. I was pretty far (25 miles) from the cliff area where they are found and this one had lost its rattle so he was not rattling. I recognized snake tracks where i was looking for agates and walking away, must've gottten too close and the snake struck real close to my leg and well could have. It was real unhappy, hissing, flattened neck, and holding his ground. I didn't get my phone out quick enough to get a picture, but I was able to see this snake had a blunt tail that almost looked lobed. Your video has taught me the snake was most likely a male because he was in a prarie area. Heavy rains are what I believe is behind him being so far from the river bluffs. He was only a mile from the closest river, but I wonder how he travelled so far upstream from there? There are no other rivers in the area. If anyone is interested:Daniel's Township, Burnett County Wisconsin-near Wood River. This is between Grantsburg and Siren.
and Global Warming Potential (GWP) is a ratio denoting the effect of a quantity of a GHG on climate change compared with an equal quantity of Carbondioxide. GWP is usually expressed over a 100 year period. GWP values are periodically refined. Carbondioxide always has a GWP of 1.
Well the clearer definition of Emission Factor is a ratio corresponding to the amount of a GHG emitted as a result of a given unity of activity. For example gms of Carbondioxide per kWh of electricity (gCO2 / kWh)
We have Western Massasauga rattlesnakes just west and north of where I live here in Texas . They are small but very grouchy and their rattle sounds like a buzz, like a cicada .
Who cares about a rattle snake? We have round ups in Texas and eat thousands of them a year yet they keep on being very plentiful. It seems the farther north humans live the dummer they get.
Amusing.. no mention about cruise control. ;) "Cadence" as pedaling is useful from stops and up gradients [shave off peak power-outs extends ranges and battery life] .. Usually motoring speeds waay too quick to pedal.. handy for footrests mostly. ;) Rolling with direct drive gearless hub motor.. sacrificed efficiency for reliability and long life. Pedals that actually propel are useful cruising around pedestrian speeds. Hi from Scarborough.. riding with assist all over GTA since 1990s. Cheers
Canada is similar to the UK in its low number of venomous snake species. The UK only has one, the adder, whereas Canada has 3, but this is the only one in eastern Canada I think.
You addressed some concerns but maybe not the real problems. First there isn't enough lithium production to make 10% of vehicles EVs using current tech. 100,000 tons of lithium are produced using 500,000 gallons of water per ton; that is equal to 1/3rd the volume of lake Erie. If you divide 100,000 tons by 20 lbs per 81Kwh battery; you get 10 million That is the max number of EVs possible to make. Of course if you want cell phones, battery farms, power walls laptops, cordless power tools etc you can't even make 10 million. 100 million light cars and trucks are sold annually, EVs are 0.3% of the existing 1.4 billion light vehicles. So if you devote all lithium to EVs you can have 100 million in 10 years out of 1.4 billion not even 10%, a more real number is 5% in 10 years. They do cost more. They weigh more and take more CO2 to produce. Lastly while your area is very unusual in having 60% nuclear and 15% hydro; how do you propose to triple that if you hope to have an all electric future? If you are shifting vehicles from gasoline to the Grid you need more power .. if you have to resort to fossil fuels to achieve that - it isn't much of an achievement. Can you make more nuke plants? 2 or 3 times as many? Is that smart? A lot of folks dont' like nukes; Germany is shutting them down; so is California - you like them though eh?
Very informative presentation, thanks! any insights into how the history GHG gases atmospheric concentrations were calculated? I'm referring to the slide that showed GHG concentrations in the atmosphere dating back to some 800,000 years ago. Thanks!
Historic atmospheric concentrations are estimated using ice cores. Simply put, scientists extract the air bubbles that are trapped in the ice core samples in a vacuum environment and are analyzed for their chemical compounds (i.e. CO2, methane, etc.) to build an understanding of atmospheric concentrations. These results can then be connected to the age of the ice in which the air bubbles were extracted.
The calculator can be used by anyone, but the results will not be accurate outside of Canada. For those in Canada, the results will be most accurate for those living in Ontario. This is because the calculator has been programmed with the emission factor for Ontario's electrical grid. Simply put, different provinces will have different emission factors, and different emissions, for an equivalent unit of electricity based on the sources used to generate electricity in that province.
Well the clearer definition of Emission Factor is a ratio corresponding to the amount of a GHG emitted as a result of a given unity of activity. For example gms of Carbondioxide per kWh of electricity (gCO2 / kWh)
and Global Warming Potential (GWP) is a ratio denoting the effect of a quantity of a GHG on climate change compared with an equal quantity of Carbondioxide. GWP is usually expressed over a 100 year period. GWP values are periodically refined. Carbondioxide always has a GWP of 1.
Hi, your video is very intersting as regard to the scientific facts that you explained. My best wishes for success. Good continuation. TALBI Ali Morocco
Hi, can you please share with us the source of the formula for the GHG calculations? I have read the GHG protokol, and the formula is different for the type of fuel...thank you!
Back in the 1990s, my dad would take me fishing in the south Severn Sound most weekends from late spring to early fall, weather permitting, so I have some wonderful fishing memories from that area that I cherish to this day. We went back once in the early 2000s and the ecosystem had changed so much. Waterfront development was one culprit, but invasive species were another. Gar had taken over from pike as the main predators, the ubiquitous cabbage was covered with algae, zebra mussels colonised the underwater rocks...thanks to the conservationists who try to keep these places pristine. it is an uphill battle.
Hi Alice! For general reporting of invasives, we recommend using www.eddmaps.org/ontario/. But if you're interested in doing something more (like setting up an organized cleanup), you could also try getting in contact with Georgian Bay Forever.
By reflecting away 30% of the incoming solar energy the albedo/atmosphere/GHGs make the Earth cooler than it would be without the atmosphere much like that reflective panel behind a car’s windshield. The non-radiative heat transfer processes of the contiguous atmospheric molecules render “extra” energy upwelling from the surface radiating as a LWIR black body impossible. For example, the 396 W/m^2 upwelling from the surface is a “What if?” theoretical calculation without physical reality. (refer to: TFK_bams09) Without the 396 W/m^2 upwelling there is no 333 W/m^2 GHG energy up/down/”back” LWIR greenhouse gas loop to not “warm” the terrestrial surface. The greenhouse theory and man caused climate change are negated by any one of these three points. Hysterical speculations over sea levels, ice caps, glaciers, extreme weather, etc. are irrelevant noise. Zero greenhouse effect, Zero CO2 global warming and Zero man caused climate change. Version 2.0 090121
Lots of great info. Particularly interesting is the homing/very high spawning site fidelity and the observations of apparent paring which contributes to these distinct populations and I would submit limits their colonization of new areas (ie. even those areas that may have all their requirements).
Great educational video! The more the uninformed can learn about snakes in general will only make them aware of the necessity of snakes in the environment .
It's good to know if you find yourself up hiking/camping their habitat, Georgian Bay area, Manitoulin Island, South of Sudbury. Living and being a long time hiker in the area I've yet to see one, perhaps I just haven't noticed any.
@@keeneyeful I remember in the 90’s my grandpa shot and killed one at the cottage. 25 years later I’m thinking why the hell he would do that. I understand we were kids and they were worried but still, he should have just called the mnr.
